Well, I tried to bent the same kind of fencing in another way a few years ago. And I can tell you Sandra: you won't get it like Tim made it now! Perfect machine.
@HostileButHonourable
4 жыл бұрын
Tim, take some solace from the fact that a genius is never appreciated in their own home.
@theobolt250
3 жыл бұрын
Let her do it the way she proposed. She'll come around in notime! 😁
@richardriddell6077
4 жыл бұрын
That will be handy for many future projects!
@johnbarker6703
4 жыл бұрын
Hints of sarcasm from Sandra at the end. Good job though, does exactly as it's supposed to.
@paddrivers
4 жыл бұрын
SANDRA ! How very dare you mock Tim's bending machine .😯😁😉
@goldmagnet9013
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job Tim, I love your making machines videos. Looks better than my shop bought unit, I also like looking at bits of metal in the farm shop and working out what part they can play in my cottage engineering. It bent that Cork metal easily, but will it bend Kerry metal ?
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
Ha! Bring it on!
@AtlasReburdened
4 жыл бұрын
Getting things to stick with a mig welder is easy, and for these types of structural demands it's almost certainly good and we'll enough, but you'll want to look into technique if you're going to be doing any of the type of structural welding on which one's safety will rely. My biggest advice would be to slow down your zig zags by spending more time at the edges. That little lip that your nail would catch on if you were moving your finger from the weld outward is called gouging, and is a result of not depositing enough filler metal after the arc has carved away metal and converted it to oxides. Don't worry so much about filling the center, it will be fine, just move slow enough to keep consistent arc behavior. The gouged region is the weak point in the whole weld because it's exposed, molten metal without much shielding from the flux gasses or slag covering. All best practices can be deduced by a discerning eye making sure that the molten pool is more circular than oval-shaped and fills the gouged region. And for the strongest welds, leave the slag until it's cool or falls off on its own accord because you're just on that level of skill. The metal of the weld is still reacting surprisingly much with the atmosphere around it until it gets well under metal working temperatures, and odd reactions involving the hot catalytic splitting of water from humidity can cause hydrogen absorption, weakening the weld.
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this AW. I've said it before but it's true - I learn far more from this channel than I could ever teach : - ) I'm changing from figures of eight to overlapping circles, at Will's suggestion. I'll keep practising and I'll try cutting a weld open to see what's happening too.
@jerryglen986
4 жыл бұрын
Who down votes these wonderful people? 🙄
@tonygrimes13
4 жыл бұрын
JEALOUSY????
@contemporiser
4 жыл бұрын
be careful. MIG has one nasty trap. Your welds always look brilliant and than one day ... some just separate from the material. Make sure that you get it hot enough, otherwise they can just sit on the top of material looking great.
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip
@unclejack123
4 жыл бұрын
my Mother would have said "Ah Lovely - Another Spider Condominium." ........ nice piece of work though ......... ;-p
@cmichaelhoover8432
2 жыл бұрын
Tim, So-So. Sandra, Great. Dog, Superb!
@burtreynolds3143
2 жыл бұрын
Sandra was the best part of the video, although, she seemed underwhelmed.
@akagibasara6541
2 жыл бұрын
7.20 I'am impress really but do you relly need a machine to do this XD XD XD XD
@TOM-C.
4 жыл бұрын
I worked in a sheet metal fabrication factory when I was young; your diy machine brought back some good memories. We vinyl sheathed, and bent large, up to 12x4 sheets of metal for various companies like HP, and other manufacturers. Luckily, if a sheet had even the slightest of blemishes, it was tossed into the recycle pile. These were sometimes fairly thick sheets with a durable thick coating of vinyl. I managed to get one just by asking for it, and used it on my homemade 8' x 3.5' workbench. The sheet I used was destined for Hewlett Packard medical equipment, and made the perfect top, and front for my bench. I used the companies pneumatic sheet bender to form the 8x4 sheet so it had a 6" lip for the front of the bench. I wonder where that bench is now? lol
@thomasortlieb2146
4 жыл бұрын
You watch ! That machine is going to be used and used. With a Tim and a plasma cutter around, you NEED a bending machine. Great job!
@springwoodcottage4248
4 жыл бұрын
Fabulous job! I built a bender (brake in US speak) several years ago for bending relatively thin gauge steel like car body steel & I have often found it to be just what I need to make 90 degree bends for all manner of projects. It was thrown together from some scrap angle,, 2 inch by 1/4 (50x6 mm), using 3 pieces about 6ft long. Two pieces hinged with light weight door hinges, bolted in place in case the idea didn't work, the top clamp angle held by G clamps, no stand, just a bit of metal that fits into a vice to hold the thing. My business partners husband helped me & described the whole thing as a complete waste of time made worse as he got his fingers trapped at one point, but no serious damage. Then I did my first bend & it was glorious, square, sharp corner & none of the buckle & stretch that I used to get using a hammer to bend over something square. It lives in the wood shed, no paint just a patina of rust & then when I ask it to help me it wakes up, does what is needed & then returns to its happy rusting, dreaming of its next contribution. One of the most satisfying tools I have made. Thanks for sharing!
@michaelclark2840
3 жыл бұрын
"But do you need a machine to do it" .... hmmm , you can leave my now shed please.🤤
@lukelaughlin52
3 жыл бұрын
I love your wife’s comments about your need for machines. I laughed very much over that whole exchange. My wife also says the same thing about me. Sometimes it’s the building of the thing that’s the most important.
@tonyo6408
3 жыл бұрын
very honest and interesting dialogue from the misus
@lukeduwve6968
4 жыл бұрын
You know what they say, "a grinder and paint make you the welder you ain't!" Keep it up and you'll be great in no time!
@mlb6d9
Жыл бұрын
"Couldn't you have just done it a less complicated way?" LOL - but then we wouldn't have this cool video for inspiration to build our own. Seriously though, I enjoyed watching this, and thank you for posting!
@AdventureswithGeneral
2 жыл бұрын
Yes Tim. Its VERY exciting. And very necessary. Every man needs a sheet metal brake. I'm actually jealous right now
@jasonmushersee
4 жыл бұрын
your going to like it. made one about that size been using it all the time. i still need to fab a square tubing bender for a future telescope observatory build
@igswen5970
3 жыл бұрын
When I see you together, in any ways, I always feel glad! Thank you, dears! 💕
@joachimschreiber7835
2 жыл бұрын
Nice and sturdy. Only i would use Threads from clamps and big wingnuts rather than such normal allthread or bolts... It would take ages to Clamp stuff down everytime
@balateera
4 жыл бұрын
nice to see how much fun you have with your new welder ; ) and sandras reaction is just the best part of this vid for me
@TimsBitsnPieces
3 жыл бұрын
I have always wanted one of these.. now you have me thinking.. hmmm can I make one of these similar to yours.. hmmmmmmm.......I don't think Sandra is that impressed with it from what I saw at the end.
@mekugi_7729
4 жыл бұрын
Great work Tim! Bending weldmesh by hand is a real hassle and is quite difficult! You'll be able to bend sheet metal with that too so it should be nice and useful for future projects :D
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
That's the plan!
@1anzetko
Жыл бұрын
I love the lady :)
@leslieaustin151
3 жыл бұрын
Despite Sandra’s teasing, that is brilliant and will do much more than you dreamed of, and do it quickly and well. I made a “mini” version some time ago, and when I need something bent up its there waiting to be used and ready to do a good job. Bent bits for boats for a friend, and stuff for me. Wonderful! Les in UK
@WayOutWestx2
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Les. Yes, it's already been really handy..
@MrTackleberry79
3 жыл бұрын
Is this the guy that narrates for Thomas the Tank Engine kiddie show?
@davekimbler2308
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t let her discourage you ! If it were something she needed well that’s a different story ! My wife is the same way ! Lol. After 36 years I got it figured out , I think ! Lol
@mikaelasims9180
4 жыл бұрын
I work at a sheet metal fabrication shop and this saves alot of work OMG. I love this!
@richardhallett7195
4 жыл бұрын
Great job Tim. Having spend many years in shipbuilding it was good to see proper sized steel being used!! The welding comments that have been here made are very good and are important. It is important that the weld penetrates properly into the parts being joined and doesn't just stick on the surface. Taking time at the edges,as AtlasWalkedAway says, is the key. The thicker the pieces being joined the more important this is. The chooks will be very pleased! When I showed this video to my wife she was in complete solidarity with Sandra. :)
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
You're right - I have a lot to learn still, but I don't think this will fall apart either. (Now then - a steel boat? Hmmm....!)
@richardhallett7195
4 жыл бұрын
@@WayOutWestx2 Might be worth having a word with Sandra before that project goes too far!! lol
@SeattlePioneer
Жыл бұрын
@kennethplunkett5476
3 жыл бұрын
I hope the hay on the floor is fire proof!
@kylevantassel7259
3 жыл бұрын
She didnt seem impressed enough. I would like to see a retake on that from her.... 😎 But that could be the biggest compliment ever in that she isnt surprised anymore by you building nice stuff....
@coaxialgyro
2 жыл бұрын
keep your weld beads as cool as you can , no more under cut edges👃
@marttimattila9561
3 жыл бұрын
Sparks and straws really match. Making ten footer for aircraft building for my self.
@jeremynance2
3 жыл бұрын
Do you really need the machine for this lol 😁 yes yes I did
@johnfreiler6017
4 ай бұрын
Been working my way through your entire blog having come on over from your "workshop stuff" channel. Always an enjoyable run when a new machine comes online.
@mannyangel6709
3 жыл бұрын
Lol that's the wifey for you,... great job guys nicely done
@dwegmull
4 жыл бұрын
A MIG welder is just like a hot glue gun, except the glue is really hot!
@theobolt250
3 жыл бұрын
Neat! A well executed job. And the apparatus functions as expected! Nice. 😁👍👌
@michaelhogan9053
4 жыл бұрын
In the US these are called 'breaks', really should be benders.
@rd-ch1on
4 жыл бұрын
We call them " brakes" in Canada. Sometimes I take a break from using my brake.
@samuelthomas8777
4 жыл бұрын
@@rd-ch1on have you ever broken anything with it?
@mikereid2865
4 жыл бұрын
Great machine that will last many lifetimes. Shame about the negativity at the end - ah well ........
@paulsmith2960
Жыл бұрын
Hi Tim. Very nice metal folder. Could you tell me please what is the thickest sheet metal it will bend?
@erwinbrubacker7488
Жыл бұрын
You said elf, whats wrong with swelf, lol.😂 iance, swye ,dry.
@quadsman11
4 жыл бұрын
Nice job gentlemen ! Filed the video away, planning on finally building my own !
@crazycoyote1738
4 жыл бұрын
Great project, and beautiful job guys!!
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@kkooloo5781
4 жыл бұрын
Nice Job Nothing like a Farm Made machine. With a life time guarantie
@rs2143
4 жыл бұрын
Nice job building the metal brake. That will get used many times I'm sure .
@tropifiori
4 жыл бұрын
Cool.
@raraavis7782
4 жыл бұрын
Lol @ Sandra's comment. But hey, the machine does, what it's supposed to do and it does it well. And as someone, who has recently struggled big time, to design and built a simple chest with drawers...I applaud you 👏👏👏. Also: thats like the biggest chicken wire, I've ever seen. Or never seen, rather. Is it called something else (in German, if possible), when the squares are that size? It might come in handy in future diy projects for me...🙂
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
Schweißnetz? Does that sound right?
@raraavis7782
4 жыл бұрын
@@WayOutWestx2 Thanks! Turns out, it's 'Schweißgitter', but you set me on the right path there. This particular size is sold as fencing, which is why I never came upon it before.
@What..a..shambles
4 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍🏻
@Mrdubomb
3 жыл бұрын
Your wife may not be impressed but I sure am, well done
@brianmulligan6239
4 жыл бұрын
You are always thinking Tim. Good work!!!
@eckosters
4 жыл бұрын
I’m with Sandra - and I’ll be embarrassed for it!
@jenhofmann
4 жыл бұрын
I've got a cattle panel like that leaning against the fence that could use a 90* bend in it!
@Theorimlig
4 жыл бұрын
Simple, sturdy and easy to use. That's a winning concept!
@myconight
3 жыл бұрын
LMAO, Such a Woman Question, Do you need a machine to do this. The Answer is Always Yes, Yes we do... I just remind my wife about the Pots, and Pans she has collected.... I swear she has Pans she hasn't used but Once.
@jameskniskern2261
4 жыл бұрын
I think Sandra was teasing you, Tim. 😁
@captainboing
4 жыл бұрын
Very good.
@Marandal
3 жыл бұрын
I am tempted to make one too!
@Yaketyyak21
4 жыл бұрын
Don’t think Sandra was impressed.
@makingitthrough190
4 жыл бұрын
Sandra, looks like a giant ironing machine to me! 🤔
@samuelthomas8777
4 жыл бұрын
This one ups Colin Furzes sheet metal bender. These machines are so useful, you'll find many projects that this come in handy for. I wonder if there's a clever quick release solution to the clamp, as tightening and losening that off will be the bottle neck in your operation. If you can do it quickly I reckon you'll use the machine even more often for all sorts of jobs big and small
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
I agree, Samuel - and I have a plan...!
@samvalentine3206
4 жыл бұрын
@@WayOutWestx2 - When Tim has a plan, WATCH OUT! 😄
@samvalentine3206
4 жыл бұрын
It's so great to see the rail system used again! In recent videos, it looked so neglected... good job all they way round! I loved Sandra's teasing at the end... and Tim's response. Well done, both of you!
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
That's the beauty of the rails - they just sit there, neglected, until they're needed again
@hendrilasjaya
3 жыл бұрын
Top
@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc
4 жыл бұрын
Great idea, I meant to build one for years, finally, I found one for free. Might I suggest you look at the width of the moving jaw. When you have a brake you will find you can use it for lots of things. You will find that you are limiting the size of the "Z" fold you can make. My bending brake, which has 50mm moving jaw, which in practice is limiting, I can't fold a "Z" shape of less than 50mm on the diagonal direction. I hope this helps!
@peterwooldridge7285
4 жыл бұрын
Grand....Now, is the TIG welding really easy?
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
I hear it's the trickiest way
@thewunder-lusters9644
4 жыл бұрын
Efficient and effective! Well done. :)
@kirstenwhitworth8079
4 жыл бұрын
Well done! Job's a good 'un.
@user-tu4qm3xu1x
3 жыл бұрын
Пожарная безопасность где? ( солома)
@MorseB
4 жыл бұрын
Goodness, watch out for fire. Welding over dry straw is... Well... Frankly... It's a terrible idea. Don't want to burn down that nice barn.
@DanWoodTomwoodson
3 жыл бұрын
I watched until I learned the cages were for elves. I think that its barbaric to force those little elves to live in cages, they should be free range.
@Hugh1966
3 жыл бұрын
What’s with robot voice ?
@ronmckee8132
6 ай бұрын
Do I see straw on the floor???
@joshsundiwa
3 жыл бұрын
good one thx
@BlackDreaded
4 жыл бұрын
women ... sometimes they just don't understand the joy of such things :)
@HisnameisRich
4 жыл бұрын
Salty Sandra 😂
@davidquirk8097
3 жыл бұрын
Careful with MIG: it's really easy to produce a weld which looks great but you need to remember to dial in some penetration if you want strength as well as beauty in your welds. You're probably actually MAG welding (Metal Active Gas), the gas is usually a blend of Argon, CO2 and Oxygen. The Oxygen (typically 2-3%) is there to act as a wetting agent by causing a fine layer of oxide at the surface of the weld. This produces a smoother looking weld. The CO2 (typically 5 -20% depending on the particular blend) reacts in the arc and puts heat into the weld. Higher CO2 gives deeper, narrower welds. We use 5% CO2 blends for thin sheet work (auto body type thickness using 0.6mm wire) and 20% CO2 blends for thicker section, 6mm and above with 0.8mm wire. I'm just starting to learn about the flux cored, 'gasless' wires at the moment, mainly because I'm repairing some welding sets but don't have any gas cylinders where I'm currently working and don't want to start up a new contract for cylinder rental with business being quiet at present. I need to test the repaired welding sets before sending them back to the customer. My friend, when he was teaching me to use MIG, referred to it as a 'Hot Melt Glue Gun for Metal'
@WayOutWestx2
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, David - very interesting.
@hopethisworks1212
4 жыл бұрын
Oh to have that much money for a mig set up complete with gas etc rather than the cheap mickey mouse flux cored wire type. I will just keep on with my old stick welder until that day. The CNC plasma cutter I would have to mortgage my house for.
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
We already have our house mortgaged - so you're doing better than us! CNC machines are getting cheaper all the time - or you might get lucky like I did and get one at a discount price. And did you not realise I was given that welder? (I gave away my older stick welder.)
@tinchapeltextiles
4 жыл бұрын
Very clever indeed ! I want one of those welders now ! Lol
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
It's just like a hot glue gun - except you need a mask..
@tinchapeltextiles
4 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking it would be great for garden sculptures ? I'm experimenting with sheets of copper and brass at the moment and debating the best way to join them together ?
@RussianSpaceman
3 жыл бұрын
mig welding is EASY, rofl, says the farmer welding gates, ever try to weld a car panel my man?
@WayOutWestx2
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, thanks. With a stick welder. That's why I like my mig so much : - )
@matthewrossi86
3 жыл бұрын
You definitely don’t need a good excuse for a beautiful well worked out tool that makes life so much easier….. I’d like to build one and your design is pretty awesome nicely done Tim
@tomhickey1266
4 жыл бұрын
Super job
@TheNuclearGarage
2 жыл бұрын
One can never have too many machines around.
@sergioavalos9343
2 жыл бұрын
Excelente trabajo saludos desde Argentina
@damo83frank39
4 жыл бұрын
Could it be made with lighter material like say 2inch angle iron. Love the idea
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, but it would only be able to bend very thin sheet
@Careful3890
4 жыл бұрын
😂🤣 Agree with Sandra.
@gasoesnduren3769
3 жыл бұрын
Josss apek bro
@toms4123
4 жыл бұрын
Is the low video quality (480) just at my end? I feel I miss a lot ...
@samvalentine3206
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I see that here as well.
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
Really? It all goes out as the same quality from this end
@samvalentine3206
4 жыл бұрын
@@WayOutWestx2 - at 480? I looked at it in multiple browsers as well, Firefox and Chrome. Both came through as 480 resolution. At which resolution did you upload it? Blame it on KZitem! Our heroes can never be wrong! (well, not much, anyway!)
@KayiFarmJaHoneyBees
4 жыл бұрын
Hey do you still do Beekeeping?
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
Of course!
@KayiFarmJaHoneyBees
4 жыл бұрын
@@WayOutWestx2 I would love to see some videos of your inspections sometimes! 🙏🇯🇲
@johndunn9819
4 жыл бұрын
To answer her question, NO, you cannot make as neat, straight and as crisp of a bend as this without this machine. Go inside and make some hot coffee and some strudel...
@виталийПолищук-к9э
3 жыл бұрын
хто ж у сіні варить?
@grahamyoudell4105
4 жыл бұрын
Sandra... a man can never have too many machines that do simole things...its a boys thing....😊
@astranger448
4 жыл бұрын
It's like a woman and shoes (/hides ;-)
@yeagerxp
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing.
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
@Chr.U.Cas1622
4 жыл бұрын
Dear Way out west blog couple. 👍👌👏 Hehe, LOL 😁 it's a worldwide well known fact that women are simply not able to understand, will never and maybe even don't want to understand a mans affinity for heavy metal things to work respectively play with. 😂😁 Very well done! This bending tool works really well and very accurate. Now what to bend next? 😁 Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you. Postscriptum: Maybe you could/should invent some more comfortable handles so that you don't have to bend your back to operate the bender.
@kirstenwhitworth8079
4 жыл бұрын
I really hope you are kidding. I am a woman, yet I love machines and understand them very easily.
@WayOutWestx2
4 жыл бұрын
It's not a gender thing - I'm sure there are plenty of men who have no idea why I went to all that trouble either!
@Chr.U.Cas1622
4 жыл бұрын
Dear @@kirstenwhitworth8079 👍👌👏 That's really great! I have always loved and adored women like you (definitely a rare species)! So you proof the old saying: Exceptions prove the rule!😂😁 Oh, and of course I'm kind of kidding! What would the world be without humour!! And without this very special women logic (no man is able to go against it and should better surrender instantly). 😂😁 That's at least my experience. But how wonderful if/when a woman and a man complement each other very well, share nearly everything and have fun together (like great couple Sandra and Tim). Not much better in this world if any. Isn't it? Best regards, luck, health and wisdom. 👋
@Chr.U.Cas1622
4 жыл бұрын
Dear @@WayOutWestx2 Tim. Thanks for replying. You are right, Sir... at least kind of right. 😁 Of course there are also a lot of men who aren't even able to hammer a nail into a wall. Nevertheless: Out of my life long experience it is mainly a gender thing. 2) What trouble? I think it was fun! Additionally: If something like this bender is finished, one can definitely be proud of. Sincerely yours.
@kirstenwhitworth8079
4 жыл бұрын
@@Chr.U.Cas1622 I have almost always been the creator/inventor/fix-it person in my personal relationships since my husband died. My mates were not mechanically-minded, so it did balance out. Then again, I _am_ an engineer - but a software engineer. I am sorry to hear that you have not had the opportunity to meet more strong women in your life. We are a varied lot once we break free of the limitations and expectations placed upon us by our families and society. I had the rare luck to be raised by a single father in the 1960s who liked to experiment. He was a doctor of psychology, and liked to push me and my brother outside the norms.
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